Here are seven things to know about AHCCCS in Arizona. AHCCCS and Medicaid are the same thing, but not the same as Medicare Any Arizonan covered by AHCCCS is covered by Medicaid because they are the same. Medicaid is the name of the federal program and ...

Democratic Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego gathered with state health leaders for a discussion on what potential cuts could mean for Arizonans.

A Republican budget plan that could cut up to $880 billion from Medicaid — the social health care safety net designed for the poor and disabled — has Valley hospitals concerned about what it could mean in the future.

The Arizona Healthcare Cost Containment System, known as AHCCCS, provides coverage for more than 2 million lower-income or disabled people. AHCCCS is jointly funded by the state and federal government. But some in Congress have proposed slashing those federal funds.

Medicare must recognize obesity as a chronic disease and provide coverage for the treatments that can help those who struggle with it.

Sen. Mark Kelly champions the PAIN Act to improve seniors' access to non-opioid pain treatments under Medicare.

Arizona's $21 billion Medicaid program is government health insurance that as of February provided coverage to roughly one in every four state residents or 2 million people. Known as the Arizona ...